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Metamorphic Or Igneous (Context Dependent)

Browse metamorphic or igneous (context dependent) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Carbonatite

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Metabasalt

Eulysite

Migmatite

Anthracite

Hornfels

Metaquartzite

Slate

Marble

Metarhyolite

Metagabbro

Quartz (specifically Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (specifically Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentine (Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Granite Pebble on Flagstone (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite Pebble on Flagstone

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)

Banded Gneiss (Banded Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Banded Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Greenschist (Greenschist facies metamorphic rock) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist facies metamorphic rock

Greenstone / Greenschist (Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Greenschist

Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)

Greenschist (Greenstone) (Chlorite Schist / Greenschist Facies Rock) — metamorphic

Greenschist (Greenstone)

Chlorite Schist / Greenschist Facies Rock

Serpentine (Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Green Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Fuchsite or Chlorite variety)) — metamorphic

Green Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Fuchsite or Chlorite variety)

Gravel Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Basalt) (Quartzite (or Macrocrystalline Quartz)) — metamorphic

Gravel Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Basalt)

Quartzite (or Macrocrystalline Quartz)

Painted River Rock (likely Quartzite or Granite) (Quartzite or Granitic Gneiss (painted)) — metamorphic

Painted River Rock (likely Quartzite or Granite)

Quartzite or Granitic Gneiss (painted)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Greenstone / Greenschist (Greenschist (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Greenschist

Greenschist (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Greenstone (Greenschist) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

Green Granite / Verd Antique (Serpentinite / Metasomatized Peridotite) — metamorphic

Green Granite / Verd Antique

Serpentinite / Metasomatized Peridotite

Actinolite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) — mineral

Actinolite

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Schorl (Black Tourmaline) (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide; NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH) — mineral

Schorl (Black Tourmaline)

Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide; NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH

Quartz Vein in Gneiss/Granite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Feldspar-Quartz Gneiss host rock) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Gneiss/Granite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Feldspar-Quartz Gneiss host rock

Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz veins (Metabasalt (Greenstone facies)) — metamorphic

Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz veins

Metabasalt (Greenstone facies)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Greenish-gray quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered granite or quartzite (Provisional identification: quartz–feldspar aggregate; exact species cannot be confirmed from one photograph) — igneous

Greenish-gray quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered granite or quartzite

Provisional identification: quartz–feldspar aggregate; exact species cannot be confirmed from one photograph

Greenstone / Greenschist (Greenschist (contains chlorite, epidote, actinolite)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Greenschist

Greenschist (contains chlorite, epidote, actinolite)

Chiastolite (Andalusite variety Chiastolite) — mineral

Chiastolite

Andalusite variety Chiastolite

Chalcopyrite (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride) - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride) - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Chlorite-actinolite schist

River Cobble (Gneiss/Schist mix) (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic/Schistose)) — metamorphic

River Cobble (Gneiss/Schist mix)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic/Schistose)

Green Greenstone / Celadonite-bearing Metamorphic Rock (Greenschist / Celadonite / Serpentinitic pebble) — metamorphic

Green Greenstone / Celadonite-bearing Metamorphic Rock

Greenschist / Celadonite / Serpentinitic pebble

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely biotite-bearing metamorphic rock (schist or gneiss) (Mica schist/gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica) — metamorphic

Likely biotite-bearing metamorphic rock (schist or gneiss)

Mica schist/gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica

Tourmaline (likely Schorl) (Tourmaline Group Mineral (e.g., Schorl for black varieties); (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) — Mineral

Tourmaline (likely Schorl)

Tourmaline Group Mineral (e.g., Schorl for black varieties); (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4

Greenstone (Metabasalts and metavolcanics) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metabasalts and metavolcanics